Collapsible and adjustable head stand apparatus



Dec. 17, 1963 c. L. HORN 3,114,545

COLLAPSIBLE AND ADJUSTABLE HEAD STAND APPARATUS Filed June 27, 1961INVENTOR OLAntNc: 1 .Hom

ATToRNEY United States Patent Oiilice 3,1 14,545 Patented Dec. 17., 19633,114,545 COLLAPSIBLE AND ADJUSTABLE HEAD STAND APPARATUS ClarenceLeonard Horn, 441 Jacobs Court, Palo Alto, Calif. Filed June 27, 1961,Ser. No. 119,850 2 Claims. (Cl. 272-60) This invention relates tophysiotherapy and deals with improvements in head stands.

The present invention is a carrying forward of the basic ideas expressedin Patent No. 2,919,918, issued to me on I an. 5, 1960, entitled HeadStand.

The invention to be hereinafter described and claimed has been designedto provide improvements in the type of head stand disclosed in the abovementioned patent.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a collapsible headstand that can be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled forcarrying in a hand portable carrying case.

Another object is to provide a head stand that meets all therequirements for strength and durability and presents a nice workmanlikeappearance.

A further object is to provide a head stand having quick adjustments foraccommodating the stand to people of various sizes.

Briefly stated, the invention comprises three main pieces all of whichare essentially flat and may be packed into a rather thin carrying case.The weight has also been given consideration by making the supportingstructure of thin wall material which lends itself readily to shapingand presenting a workmanlike device. The three pieces are assembled intoa head stand by means of two telescoping joints and two speciallydesigned screw threaded couplings.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as the descriptionproceeds in conjunction with the drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a side view of my complete device;

FIG. 2 is a side view, partly in section, of one of the side armsremoved from the base, with the shoulder support removed;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the base showing how the telescoping joints andthe screw threaded couplings are constructed;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the shoulder support;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the under side of the shoulder support;

FIG. 6 is a cross section taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 5; and

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the device as it appears when set up foruse.

Referring to the drawing and particularly to FIG. 7, it will be seenthat my invention consists of three main parts, namely, a base 11 madeof any suitable material such as hard wood or plastic, and two sidearms, generally designated 12, which are identical and which include theshoulder support that for purpose of general description shall beconsidered as part of the arm to which it normally is attached.

Taking up the above parts for a more detailed description, it is pointedout that the base 11 carries an upright stud 13 on each side adapted toslidably receive the lower end of an upright section of pipe 14 forminga standard for the arm 12. The lower end of the pipe 14 rests on ashoulder 15 on the bottom of the stud 13 forming an enlarged head 16that is press tted into a hole in the base 11 and may be cemented inplace if desired.

Near the upper end of the pipe 14, I connect another section of pipe 17which extends outwardly and dovmwardly and carries a plug 18 in thelower end which is formed with a flange 19 above a conical terminatingstud 21. Mounted over the ange 19 is a screw threaded collar 29. Whenthe pipe 14 is tted over the stud 13, the conical termination 21 at theend of pipe 17 will coincide with a cavity 22 in the upper end of ashort screw threaded stud 23, which is also press tted in the base 11similar to the stud 13 thus forming a solid connection between the baseand the side arm.

The upper end of the pipe 14 carries a shoulder supporting arrangementconsisting of a rod 24 adapted to slidably t into the pipe 14 and isregulated in height by a pin 25 passing holes 26 and a hole 27 in theupper end of the pipe. A plate 28 is secured to the upper end of the rod24 and it will be seen in FIG. 5 that the rod 24 is offset with respectto the center line of the plate 28, thereby providing means foradjusting the distance between the shoulder supports to accommodate thestand to people of various sizes by rotating one or both of the supportsin the pipes 14. A pad 29 is secured to the plate 28 by folding a pieceof carpet, or any other suitable soft material, upon itself andattaching the folded carpet to the plate by means of cross strips 30which extend in over the inturned edges of the carpet and hold it inplace on the plate by small screws 31. In applying the carpet, it isallowed to extend beyond the ends of the plate and is loosely appliedwhich makes a soft yielding pad that protects the user from any contactwith the plate.

On the surface of the base member 11, I x a similar piece of carpet 32in any suitable manner to protect the head of the user.

To disassemble the device, for carrying purposes, the screw threadedcollars 20 are loosened and the arms 12, with the shoulder pads inplace, are lifted olf the base and, as it can be seen, the arms are sodesigned as to lay on the base intact opposite each other therebyproducing a flat package arrangement suitable for carrying in a case,which is a part of this invention.

The whole is a neat, smooth, light, durable, and workmanlike arrangementfor a head stand that will t into any surroundings and lend itselfreadily to any decorative effects.

I claim:

l. A head stand comprising a base member, two side arms, means fordetachably mounting said side arms on opposite sides of said base memberrespectively, said means including an upstanding stud on two oppositesides of said base member, an upstanding screw threaded stud having atapered cavity in the end thereof spaced from each of said rst mentionedstuds along the side of said base member, said side arms having anupright tubular member adapted to slidably t over said rst mentionedstud, a member xed to and extending from said upright member, a taperedterminating member on the end of said extending member adapted to t intosaid cavity in said screw threaded stud, and a collar as- ReferencesCited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS King Oct. 7, 1958Yetton Oct. 7, 1958 Horn Jan. 5, 1960 Pond et al June 7, 1960 FOREIGNPATENTS Australia Mar. 19, 1956

1. A HEAD STAND COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER, TWO SIDE ARMS, MEANS FORDETACHABLY MOUNTING SAID SIDE ARMS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BASE MEMBERRESPECTIVELY, SAID MEANS INCLUDING AN UPSTANDING STUD ON TWO OPPOSITESIDES OF SAID BASE MEMBER, AN UPSTANDING SCREW THREADED STUD HAVING ATAPERED CAVITY IN THE END THEREOF SPACED FROM EACH OF SAID FIRSTMENTIONED STUDS ALONG THE SIDE OF SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID SIDE ARMSHAVING AN UPRIGHT TUBULAR MEMBER ADAPTED TO SLIDABLY FIT OVER SAID FIRSTMENTIONED STUD, A MEMBER, FIXED TO AND EXTENDING FROM SAID UPRIGHTMEMBER, A TAPERED TERMINATING MEMBER ON THE END OF SAID EXTENDING MEMBERADAPTED TO FIT INTO SAID CAVITY IN SAID SCREW THREADED STUD, AND ACOLLAR ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TERMINATING MEMBER ARRANGED TO ENGAGE SAIDSCREW THREADED STUD TO HOLD SAID ARM ON SAID BASE MEMBER.